Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Lemon beebrush

Agabus godmanni compared with Aloysia citrodora

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Lemon beebrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Lemon beebrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Agabus	Aloysia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Aloysia citrodora

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Lemon beebrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Lemon beebrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azorean predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lemon beebrush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Greece, Italy), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Azorean predacious diving beetle

The Azorean predacious diving beetle (Agabus godmanni) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.